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Ishmauel Songo in the film uBab’Stivivo. (Supplied) South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed for 25 years, and we’re about to enter a new chapter of fearless journalism. Join our free subscription trial to unlock this story and a world of news aimed to inform, empower, and inspire.

Hoërskool Duineveld in Upington. (Google© Streetview, Google Maps) South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed for 25 years, and we’re about to enter a new chapter of fearless journalism. Join our free subscription trial to unlock this story and a world of news aimed to inform, empower, and inspire.

President Cyril Ramaphosa (right) with Chinese president Xi Jinping on Monday in Beijing. Photo: GCIS Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Thursday pledged over $50 billion in financing for Africa over the next three years, promising to deepen cooperation in infrastructure and trade with the continent as he addressed Beijing’s biggest summit since the pandemic.More than 50 African leaders and UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres are attending this week’s China-Africa forum, according to state media.African leaders already secured a plethora of deals this week for greater cooperation in infrastructure, agriculture, mining, trade and energy.Addressing the leaders at the forum’s opening…

Springbok captain Siya Kolisi had a nose issue, but will brave it and play against New Zealand on Saturday. (Grant Pitcher/Gallo Images) South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed for 25 years, and we’re about to enter a new chapter of fearless journalism. Join our free subscription trial to unlock this story and a world of news aimed to inform, empower, and inspire.

Certain foods can act as a libido booster. (People Images/Getty Images) South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed for 25 years, and we’re about to enter a new chapter of fearless journalism. Join our free subscription trial to unlock this story and a world of news aimed to inform, empower, and inspire.

The bell tower at Groot Constantia. (Supplied) South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed for 25 years, and we’re about to enter a new chapter of fearless journalism. Join our free subscription trial to unlock this story and a world of news aimed to inform, empower, and inspire.

Nobuhle Nkabane (Gallo Images/Misha Jordaan) New Minister of Higher Education and Training Nobuhle Nkabane, has provisionally reinstated the registration of the private higher education group Educor on “purely humanitarian grounds.”She said she made the decision last month to minimise “disruption to the education and future prospects of the students currently enrolled.”Nkabane’s predecessor, Blade Nzimande, announced the cancellation of the registration of four colleges in the Educor group in March. At the time, these colleges taught about 13 000 students.Nzimande said that City Varsity, ICESA City Campus, Lyceum College, and Damelin had become “dysfunctional.” He added that Educor had, for…

This handout picture taken and released on September 5, 2024 by Kiinitanga shows new Maori queen, twenty-seven-year-old Nga Wai hono i te po Paki, attending the funeral ceremony of New Zealand’s Maori King Tuheitia at the Turangawaewae Marae in Ngaruawahia, New Zealand. (Handout/KIINGITANGA/AFP) South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed for 25 years, and we’re about to enter a new chapter of fearless journalism. Join our free subscription trial to unlock this story and a world of news aimed to inform, empower, and inspire.

SA’s third-biggest mobile operator, Telkom, has disposed of 17 non-core properties for a cash injection worth R617 million. According to the property marketing and auction company In2assets, the properties included commercial buildings, administration blocks, development sites and land in the Cape Town CBD, Johannesburg, Pretoria, Durban, Port Elizabeth and Welkom. After going live on 29 August, the bid attracted 127 registered bidders, hailing as the largest property auction by turnover, according to In2assets.In 2023, the company sold 65 Telkom properties, including transmission stations and service hubs, totalling R584 million in turnover. The mobile operator has been battling with a net debt pile of almost…

Bok captain Siya Kolisi is fit to tackle the All Blacks in Cape Town. (Dirk Kotze/Gallo Images) Siya Kolisi has passed his fitness protocols and will start for the Springboks against the All Blacks in Cape Town on Saturday.Handre Pollard, Willie le Roux and Eben Etzebeth are also back in the starting XV.Canan Moodie will start at right wing, while Lukhanyo Am features on the bench which has a five-three forwards-backs split.For more news on the Springboks, visit our dedicated section.Springbok captain Siya Kolisi has been declared fit to start in Saturday’s Rugby Championship Test against the All Blacks in…